NUS Launches World's First Biological Server Rack
- On July 16, NUS Medicine, data centre operator DayOne, and Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs launched Singapore's first biological data centre, featuring a 20-unit rack of neuron-powered CL1 computers processing data using living human brain cells.
- Singapore imposed a temporary pause on new data centres in 2019 due to intense energy and water demands, prompting interest in biological computing to scale AI capacity at a fraction of the power silicon servers demand.
- Each CL1 unit houses at least 200,000 lab-grown brain neurons on silicon chips, with customers paying US$2,200 monthly—roughly half the US$4,300 fee charged by major cloud platforms for high-end AI chips.
- Founder Hon Weng Chong says the prototype "shifts the conversation from research to commercial application," naming robotics and cybersecurity as better-suited applications where datasets may be limited or unpredictable.
- Lab technicians feed brain cells nutrient cocktails every three days to maintain viability, while the project plans to eventually house up to 1,000 CL1 units following regulatory approval and safety tests.
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Singapore unveils world-first biological data centre with 16 million living human neurons powering 20 computers in a landmark moment for AI
Science News: Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack environment, marking an unus.
“This progress allows us to accelerate the discovery of drugs and the investigation of neurological diseases, transforming laboratory knowledge into concrete results much faster than before,” said those responsible.
A data centre rack running on living neurons is now operating in Singapore
NUS Medicine, data centre operator DayOne and Melbourne’s Cortical Labs have unveiled a biological data centre prototype in Singapore, built from a 20-unit rack of neuron-powered CL1 computers. The efficiency claim central to the project comes with no published figures. A rack of computers running on living human neurons has been switched on in Singapore. […] This story continues at The Next Web
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